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Sunday, 21 October 2012

Books on compatability of Christianity and Evolution?

I wonder if you are able to recommend any books that I,
as a Christian, could read that accommodate the position of one that is
inclined to consider the veracity of the " theory" of evolution?

I am a retired general practitioner. I have read
"Intelligent Design" writings over the years, but find recent books like
"Why Evolution is True ",[Oxford University Press] by Jerry A. Coyne
much more credible. Yes, he is endorsed by the well known atheist Dawkins, but
has written a better book than Dawkins for the layman who is sympathetic to the
idea of evolution.

I don't know about you, but I would like to believe that
one can be a Darwinist but remain a Christian. I havefundamentalist Christian friends who seem shocked that one can even
entertain the idea of evolution and claim to be a Christian.

Have you any advice?

Response: Certainly one can believe in the scientific theory of
Evolution and be a Christian.

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IRL I'm a social philosopher/ strategy consultant, have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Much of my thought on science and religion is outlined in my 2009 book "Questions of Truth" with John Polkinghorne.